Cnoc na Caillich

Cnoc na Caillich is a locality in Western Isles, Scotland. Cnoc na Caillich is situated nearby to the village Tolsta Chaolais, as well as near the locality Cnoc Ìseal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Bernera and Dun Carloway.

Great Bernera

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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.

Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Dun Carloway is situated 2 miles north of Cnoc na Caillich.

Ceabhaigh

Island

Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited. Ceabhaigh is situated 2 miles south of Cnoc na Caillich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breaclete and Carloway.

Breaclete

Village

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Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 2½ miles west of Cnoc na Caillich.

Carloway

Village

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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858. Carloway is situated 3 miles north of Cnoc na Caillich.

Callanish

Village

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Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 3 miles southeast of Cnoc na Caillich.

Cnoc na Caillich

Type: Locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.24042° or 58° 14′ 26″ north

Longitude

-6.77916° or 6° 46′ 45″ west

Open location code

9CCM66RC+58

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10052471916

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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